During my adolescence in the 1960s, by sheer happenstance I became privy to the insulated world of a Bombay kotha: …
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, the show created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Netflix, aims to be a grand and majestic …
Dastak
A lower middle-class, newly wedded Muslim couple, Hamid and Salma (Sanjeev Kumar, Rehana Sultan), find affordable accommodation in the city …
Across The Border: Mammo
Khalid Mohamed recalls how he wrote the real-life story and screenplay of the National Award-winning film, Mammo (1994), now accessible …
Gadar 2
Anil Sharma’s Gadar 2, a sequel to his smash hit Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) that was set against the backdrop …
Zindagi Tamasha
In spite of winning the Kim Jiseok Award at the 24th edition of the prestigious Busan International Film Festival in …
Anarkali
Anarkali looks at the mythical and legendary love of Prince Salim (Pradeep Kumar), the son of Akbar with the court …
Jago Hua Savera
Jago Hua Savera (1959), produced by Nauman Taseer with screenplay and direction by Aaejay (AJ) Kardar, is undoubtedly one of …
Two To Tango: Noor Jehan & Shamim Ara
Noor Jehan officially turned ‘playback singer’ in Pakistan beginning with the song Zindagi Hai Ya Kisika Intezar filmed on actress …
Joyland
Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq, is one of the most important films to come out of Pakistan. It is a …